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Absolute truth

October 22, 2020   ·   0 Comments

Written by BRIAN LOCKHART “The truth will set you free.” The meaning of that phrase goes a lot deeper when you really give it some ...

Bolivia – a free and fair election

Written by GWYNNE DYER The quotation is usually given as “Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely”, but Lord Acton’s original remark went on to say: ...

On the horizon

Written by BRIAN LOCKHART “And that’s the way it is.” If you’re old enough to remember that catchphrase, you’re old enough to remember when Walter ...

Germany at 30

by GWYNNE DYER I have just spent two weeks driving around Germany interviewing people (mostly climate scientists, since you ask), and I have come to ...

On the horizon

by BRIAN LOCKHART It was July 1, 1916 – the first day of the Battle of the Somme. The morning started with several thousand artillery ...

China, climate and blame

by GWYNNE DYER China took a major stride forward on climate on Tuesday. President Xi Jinping, addressing the annual meeting of the United Nations General ...

A big red barn

by BRIAN LOCKHART I have always heard that farmers painted their barns red because they are large buildings and red was always the most inexpensive ...

Could COVID-19 be a sign?

OUR READERS WRITE It wasn’t the dreadful roar of wars nor the terrifying rumblings of earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, fires, floods; it was a quiet voiceless ...

When will peace prevail?

by GWYNNE DYER The old calculation was simple and brutal: if you want to overthrow a tyrant, you must use violence. There was an occasional ...

We have great health care

by BRIAN LOCKHART When it comes to health care in Ontario, we like to complain – a lot. We complain about wait times, delayed surgery, ...

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